J. Paul Getty: The Real Story Behind The Man With All The Money In The World

Getty’s Estranged Son Ronald Was Left Out Of The Disbursement

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Getty’s second-born, J. Ronald Getty, was certainly dealt the short end of the stick and was not entitled to any of his grandmother’s trust, even after his father’s death. When the trust was established in the 1930s, the senior Getty bitterly split with Ronald’s mother, so he decided that Ronald would only receive $3,000 a year out of the trust. After his father’s death, Ronald unsuccessfully tried to alter his inheritance in court, however, it was determined that by then, he had already received $200,000 in trust from his grandmother’s will, which was four times the amount she left behind for the rest of Getty’s sons.